Biomaterials Science

Preface vii Bioactive Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds with High-Strength for Orthopedic Applications 1 E.A. Aguilar-Reyes, C.A. Le6n-Patino, E. Villicana-Molina, and L.-P. Lefebvre Metallurgical Characterization of Laser-Sintered Cobalt-Chromium Dental Alloy 11 Ahmed Fathalah, William A. Brantley, Yong-Hoon Jeong, Stephen F. Rosenstiei, Matthew S. Bryington, William A.T. Clark, and Carl Drago Mechanical Properties, Microstructures, and Biocompatibility of Low-Cost p-Type Ti-Mn Alloys for Biomedical Applications 21 Ken Cho, Mitsuo Niinomi, Masaaki Nakai, Junko Hieda, Pedro Fernandes Santos, Yoshinori Itoh, and Masahiko Ikeda Microstructural Characteristic of Nano Calcium Phosphates Doped with Fluoride and Titanium Ions 31 Serap Gungor and Zafer Evis Development of Implants Composed of Hollow Hydroxyapatite Microspheres for Bone Regeneration 45 M. N. Rahaman, W. Xiao, and B. S, Bal Porous Titanium Implants Fabricated by a Salt Bath Sintering Process for Bone Repair Applications 57 M.N. Rahaman, B.S. Bal, and T. Huang Navigating the Uncharted Waters of the New AIA U.S. Patent Law 67 Paul A. Serbinowski Comparative Analysis of Hydroxyapatite and Titanium-Based Bioscaffolds Fabricated Via Adaptive Foam Reticulation 73 James Winnett and Kajal K. Mallick Laser Processing of Tricalicum Phosphate Reinforced Cobalt-Chrome Alloy Coatings 85 Thomas Gualtieri, Himanshu Sahasrabudhe, Susmita Bose, and Amit Bandyopadhyay Effect of Degree of Deacetylation of Chitosan on Macrophage Function 95 Shalini V. Gohil and Lakshmi S. Nair PECVD SiOx Accelerates Hydroxyapatite Surface Formation for Enhanced Early Osteogenic Differentiation 105 M. F. Velten, T. Odatsu, P.B. Aswath, N. Kamiya, H Kim, and V.G. Varanasi Author Index 115